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Y Page 3 #1. James S. DeMartini (cont). Alleged that it is proposed to prevent water from seeping int* the land with a layer of compacted earth. Water seeps through Camanche Dam which is much thicker compacted earth and has caused damage to the Podesta property and this resulted in a lawsuit. East Bay MUD had to pay damages of $95,000 to 15 acres of the Podesta property, and further alleged that two feet of coverage is not sufficient to prevent seepage into the landfill. Staff - Hydraulic pressures are much greater at Camanche Dam. of cover -_ be determined from design analysisof oThe ofeetspecified r: minumum staterequirement of the State Water Quality Control Board. EBMUD officials that the compacted earth,. never leaked. The seeping is below the area that they placed compacted earth fills--ni3-tcoming through compacted fills at all. The two feet of compacted clay would be the lower layer covering the landfill and would remain undisturbed. We would then add whatever topsoil is needed for agricultural production. James DeMartini • Alleged that the James Burnett property, 200 acres, was ripp two ways with a D-9 and was planted to a vineyard and has a permanentsMinkler system. Staff - Property is on the south side of Kettleman Lane, one MITe east of Tully Road in the west half of Section 16, T. 3 W., R. 8 E. Different soil type --portions of property have two soil ratings --30 (poor) and 54 (fair). Not the same soil type as that of the proposed landfill site. James S. r - , Alleged that the Hashim Naraghi property along Keyes Road was planted in almonds; he has eight million dollars of,almonds on the trees in the section he owns and that is in land no different from any land in the Clements property indicated. Staff - The Keyes Road site is in Stanislaus County approximately 37 miles from the proposed landfill site; there is no clay in the soil there.